Saturday, October 15, 3:30 pm – Mardi & The Whites Screening

Native Plant Trust, the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants, is pleased to announce that it will screen the documentary Mardi & the Whites on Saturday, October 15, at 3:30 pm at Garden in the Woods in Framingham.  A film made and directed by Paula Champagne, featuring Dorchester resident Mardi Fuller, Mardi & the Whites chronicles the deep relationship that outdoorswoman Mardi Fuller has built with New Hampshire’s White Mountains, which has also been complicated by the overwhelmingly white hiking and outdoors community.  

Mardi says that she is “thrilled to share my experiences as a Black outdoorswoman with this audience, at such an iconic local garden venue, and in partnership with Native Plant Trust, an organization committed to land stewardship and community education. My hope is that my story will shed light on patterns of exclusion in outdoor institutions and lead audience members to consider ways they might participate in the movement to improve access to nature for marginalized groups. I’m looking forward to a meaningful conversation and I know I will be inspired by the setting.” 

The screening will be followed by a conversation and reception with Mardi, and attendees are welcome to arrive early at Garden in the Woods and enjoy a stroll through the garden before the program. To register for this event, please visit www.NativePlantTrust.org.  Garden in the Woods is located at 180 Hemenway Road in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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Tuesday, October 11, 7:30 pm – Ecology and Evolution of Interactions Between Insect Herbivores and Plants, Live and Online

The first Cambridge Entomological Club meeting of the year will take place Tuesday, October 11th at 7:30 in the Gilbert Room of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and online on Zoom HERE. Mayra Vidal of UMass Boston’s Department of Zoology will speak on the Ecology and Evolution of Interactions Between Insect Herbivores and Plants. Nature can be seen as an ‘intertwined web of interactions’, where species directly or indirectly influence each other. Interactions between different species can drive the evolution of traits and potentially lead to the formation of new species, thus contributing to the diversity of organisms we have on Earth. Insect herbivores are one of the most diverse groups of organisms, and the interaction with their host plants is arguably a major driver of their diversification. In this talk, Mayra will explore how host plants and natural enemies influence the evolution of a generalist herbivore, and how global environmental changes affect the interaction between insect herbivores and their host plants.

For those able to attend in person, the Club will have an informal dinner at 5:45 pm at Cambridge Common Restaurant with the speaker, followed by our formal meeting (7:30 – 9:00 pm) in the Gilbert Room (there will be signs to help direct). The meeting will begin with club announcements, followed by a 60-minute presentation by the invited speaker and Q&A. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists. 

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Saturday & Sunday, October 15 & 16, 9:00 am – 6:00 pm – Apple Fest at Wachusett Mountain

Wachusett Mountain Apple Fest is a popular fall festival celebration including craft exhibitors, a farmers’ market, kids entertainment, and peak fall foliage viewing from the SkyRide. Also enjoy live music, Apple Pie Baking, and Eating Contests, along with additional family entertainment. The 38th Annual event takes place at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, Massachusetts, and is organized by the Wachusett Mountain Ski Area.

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Tuesday, October 11, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – The London Parks and Gardens Inventory, Online

This online lecture with London Parks & Gardens on October 11 at 1 pm Eastern is about how the Inventory works and the ways it helps researchers to champion the protection of parks. Soon after its foundation in 1994, London Parks and Gardens started to research and put together a catalogue of Greater London’s parks, gardens, churchyards, cemeteries and myriad other green or open spaces of local historic interest into an Inventory documenting their history. This talk explores how this resource of over 2,600 sites is used and its key role in assisting the work the Trust does to protect and conserve London’s landscapes from inappropriate or damaging planning applications.

Sally Williams, Keeper of the Inventory, has been involved in the Inventory since 1999 and will talk about its origins, development and criteria. Helen Monger, Director, will address how the Inventory supports the work of the Planning and Conservation team championing the protection of parks for everyone. £5.00. Register HERE

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Thursday, October 13, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Tour of Mountaintop Arboretum

Join Berkshire Botanical Garden for a tour of Mountaintop Arboretum in Tannersville N.Y on October 13 from 10 – noon. We will receive a private tour at the height of fall color. Not only will the trees be putting on a show, but fall asters will also be in their full glory. Transportation from Berkshire Botanical Garden is provided. Mountain Top Arboretum is a public garden in the Catskills dedicated to displaying and managing native plant communities of the Northeast, in addition to curating its collection of cold-hardy native and exotic trees. Its mountaintop elevation of 2,400 feet, overlooking the New York City watershed, creates a unique environment for education, research and pure enjoyment. The Arboretum trails and boardwalks connect 178 acres of plant collections, meadows, wetlands, forest and Devonian bedrock. BBG members $20, nonmembers $25. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/field-study-mountaintop-arboretum

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Sunday, October 16, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Newton Harvest Fair

For over 40 years Newton has celebrated the change of seasons and gathered as a community at the Harvest Fair in Newton Centre.  On Sunday October 16th from 11am – 4pm, come by to share good food, shop for unique hand-crafted goods and learn about local businesses.  Stop by the Green Newton Expo and discover ways to create an environment in better balance with the natural world.  Enjoy some great food listening to live music on 2 stages.  And of course, don’t miss seeing the delight of the kids enjoying the ever-popular caterpillar roller coaster at the Cushing Carnival!   For more information contact Newton Cultural Development at pgannon@newtonma.gov. The event takes place on the Newton Centre Green, 1221 Centre Street in Newton Centre.

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On View at the Museum of Science: Ancient Caves

Explore some of the world’s most remote and beautiful caves with Ancient Caves, a new film designed for the IMAX® Dome screen. Science and adventure mix as the film shows scientists looking to better understand Earth’s climate history by studying ancient cave formations in the world’s most hidden realms. The film is on view now at the Museum of Science in Boston.

Meet paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Moseley on a mission to unlock the secrets of the Earth’s climate in the most unlikely of places: caves. Until recently, scientists had no reliable way to accurately study the climate of Earth’s distant past. Moseley and her team of cave explorers travel the world exploring vast underground worlds in search of stalagmite samples — geologic “fingerprints”— that reveal clues about the planet’s climate history. Their quest leads them to some of the world’s most remote caves, both above and below the water, in France, Iceland, the Bahamas, the United States, and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, where they study how rapidly Earth’s climate can change, and how it has affected human civilization. Together, they go where very few humans will ever go, revealing the incredible lengths scientists will go to study the unknown.

Ancient Caves is directed by Emmy Award®-winning underwater cinematographer and New England native Jonathan Bird, and is narrated by Emmy Award®-winning actor Bryan Cranston.

Ancient Caves is an Oceanic Research Group Films production produced with support from the Giant Dome Theater Consortium and presented by MacGillivray Freeman Films. Oceanic Research Group, Inc. is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the conservation of the oceans through education. It primarily produces educational content aimed at students and teachers. Founded in 1990 with a series of marine science films specifically for use in the classroom, the company has expanded into teacher education, scholarships and the Emmy Award®-winning marine science program Jonathan Bird’s Blue World, which began on public television and transitioned to YouTube in 2012. Ancient Caves is Bird’s first film for exhibition in IMAX®and giant screen theaters. www.oceanicresearch.orgwww.blueworldTV.com

To reserve tickets, visit https://www.mos.org/explore/omni/ancient-caves

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Friday, October 14 – Sunday, October 16, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Art in Bloom Flower Show at Heritage Museums & Gardens

Objects from Heritage Museums & Gardens’ permanent collection will be uniquely showcased in this special three-day Floral Design event, held in the Heald Center of the J.K. Lilly III Automobile Gallery. Dozens of floral designers from Cape Cod and the Southeastern Massachusetts area will delight visitors with top-quality floral interpretations of objects from Heritage’s own collection, chosen by each designer. Each floral design will be staged with a mounted photo of the artwork. Free with admission or membership. No advance registration required. Free for Heritage members, $21 Adult / $11 Youth / Free 2 & under for nonmembers. For more information visit www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org

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Sundays, October 9 & October 23, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Leaf and Yard Waste Drop-Off

The City of Boston will hold two periodic leaf and yard waste drop off events on October 9 and October 23 from 10 – 2 at 500 American Legion Highway in Mattapan. For more information on what is or is not accepted, and for information on November dates, call 617-635-4900.

Leaf and yard waste tips

  • Common yard waste material includes leaves and grass clippings, branches, and yard brush.
  • Place leaves and yard debris in large paper bags. Do not use plastic bags.  
  • Tie branches with string. The maximum size for branches is three feet with a one-inch diameter.

For more dates and other information visit https://www.boston.gov/calendar/leaf-and-yard-waste-drop-10

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